Fabric folding machine



May 7, 1935. F. J. COUCH FABRIC FOLDING MACHINE Filed Feb. 18, 1933INVENTOR OR EYS 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 I Zia .02

May 7, 1935; v F. J. COUCH FABRIC FOLDING MACHINE Filed Feb 18, 1953 3Sheets-Sheet 2 I fy'z 4 3 4 M2 77 Z.. $0 I 23' 4 23 i 4 INVEN TOR ORNEyvj 1935. F. J. COUCH FABRIC FOLDING MACHINE Filed Feb. 18, 1953 3Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented May 7, 1935 1 UN TED STATES. 1 5

LJQF E- My invention relates to a folding machine for laundry articlessuch as towels,inapkins,,pillow cases, 'handkerchiefs, or the like. 'Italso contemplates the provision of a stacking apparatus for stacking thearticles afterthey have been foldedm I Itis the object of my inventionto providean apparatus wherein articles such asthose above mentionedmaybe fed into the apparatus direct from an ironing machineorotherwiseand in a flat unfolded state and will then be"primarily foldedcommensuratelywith their size and type, being also cross folded ifdesired; and finally beingdelivered to a stackingmechanism'whichautomatically stacks the folded articles. I A further object of myinvention'is-to provide a plurality of stacking'devices foraccommodating articles'iofdifferent folded sizeywith means'forselectively causing delivery of r a" folded article from the foldingmeans to the desired stacking apparatus. j

t Various other objects and advantageous features of my invention may beseen in the followingides'cription and one embodiment thereof may beseen in the accompanying "drawings wherein similar characters'ofreference designate "corresponding parts, and wherein:

- Fig. l is a side view of a folding and'stacking mechanism Pconstructed in accordance withmy invention; "Fig. 2 is a fragmentarysectional view taken'on theline 22 o f Fig. 1 and showingthe dispositionof the centering means about which the'ar'ticles are wound as t'he'first'step in the folding operation, "and the relative position of thecentering means with the article conveying "tapes; Fig. '31sa'view-taken on the line 3'3f0f Fig; 1 and showing particularly themeans for removing the articles from" the centering means about whichthey are woundand delivering them to the second step of the foldingoperation; Fig.4 is a view, partly insection'. showingmor'e in detailthe removal of the goods.

from thecentering means and its delivery'to the cross folding means;Fig. 5 isa view taken on the line 5 5 of l and showing details of thecross folding means; was is a view taken on the line 6-5-6 of Fig.2 andshowing the-means for *guidingf the article around the centering meansabout which it is wound;-Fig. '7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 showing theposition of the article just before being removed fromthe' centeringmeans and subjected to the'cr'oss 'folding means; Fig. 8 is a view takenon the line of Fig. 2 and showing the article guides in full inoperativeposition; Fig. 9 is a fragmentary plan view of the conveying andstacking apparams for the folded articles; Fig. 10 is a' view'taken onthe line 10--10 of Fig. '3; Fig. ll is' an' enlarged detail view of theshelves provided'in the stacking apparatus for receiving the foldedarticles; Fig. l2 'is a fragmentary view'showing the clutch meansforming a part-of the automatieally operating means for the stackingapparatus, the clutch means being in disengaged position; Fig. 13 is aview similar to Fig. 12 but showing the clutch in engaged position; Fig.14 isa detail view, partly in section, taken on the line 14-14'0f Fig.12;Fig. 15 is adiagrammatic view showing theelectrical. circuits forminga part of the apparatus; and Fig. 16 is a ;view similar to Fig. 8showing the article guideseor deflectors in two different positions:whereby to produce folds of different widths b'y'firstformingcylindersof different diameters.

-In the drawings, 1 have shown afolding and stacking apparatusconstructed in accordance with my invention disposed in conjunctionwithand adapted to receive ironed articles fromjthe delivery tapes of anironing machine including the usual ironing'roll l and ironingchest 2.

The work folding apparatus includes a suitable frame 3 carrying aplurality of spaced narrow stacking apparatus from the leftendtoward'therightend. 1

f In accordance withmy invention-, 'thework in beingfoldedis first"changed from the flatstate 'to a cylindrical shape ofpredeterminedsize-"and wherein onehalf of the circumference of thecylinder of work'will beequivalent to the width of one of the sides ofthefinished folded article. The means/for changing the work'from a flatstate to a cylindrical shape consists of rotatable drums or cylinders.14' carried by the side mas of the frame 3 'ahove'fthe tapes '4 as shownin Figs. 2 and 3 and having "their free ends extending inwardly towardsthe ce'nterof the frame from opposite. directions- "As shown, therotating-drums or cylinders are journaled in the side rails of theframe3 and are arranged to have portions thereof eXtendingoutw'ardl'y of theframe, these outwardly extending portions carrying {sheavepulleysliaboutwhich V belts =16 pass for driving the drums or cylinders?Suohbelts [6 pass around driven' s'pro'ck ets I! carried -by ashaft I8journaled in the frame, the" shaft IB -haVinga. sprocket 1Q rigidlyimounted threon which co-acts with the smocktapesllfis conveyed'throughsthe folding "and 3 the shafts b y'means of links 3|.construction, rotation of the shaft 2'! will result in rotation of theshafts 24 and the simultaneous and synchronous movement ofthe deflectors.23 into or out of deflecting position relative to .the drums orcylinders .14.

In the operation of this part of the apparatus,

et chain It] hereinbefore mentioned and is driven thereby. Thus, a meansfor rotating the drums: or cylinders I4 in the same direction isprovided, this means being preferably of a naends toward or away fromthe center of the frame for accommodating varying widths of work bybeing slidably journaled in the side rotation of the drums or cylindersto be finally rails and having the sheave pulleys l5 adjustably heldupon their outwardly extending portions by means of set screws 20. Meansare also provided for preserving the alignment of the sheave pulleys l5and thereby the position of the drums or cylinders l4, this'meansconsisting .of retaining fingers 2l on the side rails of the outwardlywhereupon the set screws are tightened which will fasten thesheavepulleys I5 in driving relation with the outwardly extendingportions of the drums or cylinders and, at the same time, will maintainthe drums or cylinders in their adjusted position. 1

. To direct the work in a flat stateffrom the tapes 4 upwardly andaround the drums or cylinders I4 and into a cylindrical shape, aplurality of'deflectors 23 are provided, these de-'. flectors beingmounted. on rotatable shafts 24' that extend transversely of the frameas shownin Fig. 3 andare journaled in bearings25- and 26; The deflectorsthemselves consist of a 'series of arms formed on the arc of a circlecentering at or approximately at thecenters of the drums or cylinders l4and arranged tordecrease in 'arcuate length from the outer ends -of thedrums or cylinders, [4 towards the inner free endsthereof so that theshortest deflectors areilocated at the centerof the frameas shown inFigs. 2, 3, 4,5 and 6. By arranging the deflectors inthis manner, it wasfound, that an .article could be removed from the drums or cyl inders bythe cross folding means hereinafter described more easily and with lesstendency toward wrinkling. I v v Movement of the shafts 24 and swingingof the deflectors 23 into and out of deflectingposi- :tion relative tothe tapes 4 and drums orcylinders I4 as shown in Figs. 1, 3, 6, '7-and8,15

accomplished by rotation of a shaft 21 extending transversely of theframe 3 by means of a handcrank 28 mounted thereon. A pair of crank-arms29 are rigidly mounted on the shaft 21 andthe free ends of these crankarms are connected to crank arms 30 rigidlysecured to With this thetapes 4 having'been set in motion to deliver work in a flat state fromthe feed end of the frame toward the opposite end adjacent which'tra-clockwise. direction. as viewed in Figs. 1, 6,

7 and 8, the crank 28 is operated to rotate the shaft 21 and the shafts24 to swing the deflectors 23. from the inoperative position shown. inFig. 8 wherein they are beneath the upper laps of the tapes 4' into theposition" shown in Figs. 1,6 and 7 wherein they are in deflectingposition relative to the tapes 4 and drums or cylinders'l4'." Then, thework in a flat state being conveyed through the apparatus by the tapes 4strikes the deflectors and is curved upwardly around the drums orcylinders l4 by the continuation of movement of the work and the rolledinto the cylindrical shape shown by the dotted lines in Figs. 6 and 7and the full lines in Fig. 4. I I? During operation of the apparatus, aninspection operator is stationed at a point-approximately intermediatethe front of the foldingapparatus and the cross folding mechanism toobserve the size and condition of each article .beingl folded. ,If the.article being folded isof a narrow;width;.the crank 28 isoperated to.ro-

tate the shaft 21, and shafts 24 and swing the deflectors 23. to theproper position nearer to or farther away: fromthe drums? or cylindersl4 and produceia cylinder of the proper diameter to .resultin a-foldedarticle having the correct width fold when the cylinder is flat.- tenedpInwthe 'samemanner, when a wide article, passes through, the operator,adjusts-the deflectors to. form a, cylinder of adiameter for a properfold of that article. Various positions of the .deflectors are shown inFig. 16. Also, when anarticle is observed that was not properly washed,commonly termed a wash overin the laundry, the operator manipulates thedeflector adjusting mechanism to affect lowering of the deflectors belowthe feed apronswhich will; allow the article topass through the machinewithout being folded.

In order to produce a change in the cylindrical shape to which the workhas previously been wound and produce a-flat folded condition includinga crossfold of the work, a crossfold blade 32 is provided which, at theproper predetermined time, is projected upwardlybetween adjacent tapes 4to engage the cylinder of work at approximately its longitudinal centerand between the free ends of the drums or cylinders 14 to pull the workoff the drums or cylinders 14. and move it upwardly into the bitebetween suitable adjacent cross folding belts 33 and 34 .through whichthe, cylinder of work is pulled upwardly and thus reduced to a flat;crossfolded state. 1 i v The cross fold blade32'is moved upwardly anddownwardly ina guide member 35 carried by ia supporting bracket 35 onthe frame 3 by. means of a cylinder and piston arrangement 3.1:like wise carriedby. the frame 3 and whose piston rod 38 is connected to thecross fold blade 32 as at 39. A suitable spring40 issecuredto the frameand to. the upper end of the piston rod 38 at its opposite ends to actto return the 1 .piston and the cross fold blade 32 downwardly -to theirinoperative positions relatively fast when pressure is exhausted frombeneath the piston in the cylinder 31.

An automatically-operating control means for controlling the operationof the .cross fold blade 32 bymovement of the work through theapparatus, or its: projection upwardly between adjacent tapes 4 to acton the work as shown in .Figs 3 and4, is provided which consists of anCir arm 4| having its-free end disposed adjacent the tops of the upperlaps of the tapes 4 and adapted, when raised-by the passage of worktherebeneath, to actuate a switch- 42 and break an electrical circuit-toa solenoid 43 which, on

supply of fluidpressure to the cylinder 31 being cut off, fluid pressurebeneath'the. piston the cylinder 31 may exhaust through the restrictedport 46, and the piston and cross foldingblade 32' may lower toinoperative position work traveling toward the drums or cylinders willcause a'lowering of the cross fold bladebefore the work reaches, aposition beneath the drums or cylinders N to thereby have the cross foldblade in a position wherein it will not interfere with winding of thework about the drums or cylinders ll.

Movement of the work throu h. the apparatus and winding of the workonthe drumsor cylinders M will result in the rearward or trailin edge ofthe work passing out from under the free end of the switch actuating armH; the parts being soarranged that the reare ec f the work passes outfrom under the switch arm Bl when the work is substantially entirelywound about the drums or cylinders Mas Shown in Fig.

"I. consequent dropping of the free end of the switch actuating arm 4!willoperate the. switch 42 to complete a circuit to the solenoid. 443,and operation of the solenoid 43 will open the valve 14 to admit fluidpressure to the cylinder 31 whereby to raise the piston therein andthe=fo1d ing blade 32 in the manner shown in 21s.. 3 to thereby pull.the wound. article from the drums I at substantially its longitudinalcenter-and introduce such central portion of the-work in cylindricalform to the cross fold, producing belts 33 and 34 which will flatten outthe cylinder of work to produce anarticle foldedin. one dimction withthe width of the fold equal to one half the circumference of thecylinder of'work andrat;

the switch arm 4| to de-energizetbe solenoid 43 as hereinbeforedescribed, r a V.

The cross folding belts 33 and 34. are carried by a supplemental frame30:, mounted on the 7 frame 3 and are disposed immediately above the 582(see Figs. 1, 3 and 9).

cross folding blade 32 and intermediate the free ends of the drums orcylinders It. These belts are driven from the constantly operating;sprocket'chain Ill by means of a sprocket chain fl is mounted ontheshaft of a roller it around which the cross folding belt 33- travelsand has on its opposite end agear 52 that meshes with Thus,

The bevel "geara gear 52 on theshaft carrying the: roller =53 aboutwhich the cross folding belt 34 travels -wlierel'ry'the rollers and 53will bet-driven in opposite direotions'andthe adjacent surfaces of thecross. folding belts13'3 the same direction.

"As shown in Figs. 5 and 9, the shafts of the rollers 5.! and 53 havespacer links 54 loosely and 34 will travel in mounted thereon andextending upwardly and carrying rollers 55 rotatably mounted in theirupper ends, the rollers 55 providing the upper rol1-' ers about whichthe cross. folding belts 33 and 34 traveL- These rollers 55 areconnected together as by links 56 whereby, as shown by the full line andthe dot-dash line position in Fig. 3; the uppermost ends of thecrossfolding belts may be simultaneously'swung from right to left orvice versa to thereby deliver cross folded work in'one direction or theother from the vertical center line of the apparatus.Operator-operatedmeans consistinglof a link 51 '(seeFigl 3) connected at7 one of its ends to one of the spacer links 54 and at its oppositeendto a bell crank arm 58*as at 59 is provided for swinging the "upperends'of articles emerging from between the cross fold-V ing belts 33 and34 are delivered to horizontally extending conveying'belts 6|, oneto'the right hereinafter described inasmuch as the stacking The belts51' travel aroundthe driven roller and an idler roller mechanisms areidentical.

'Reierringto Figs; 9 andlfl, a stacking mecba; nism isrlocated adjacentthe outermost ends of the conveyors formed by the belts which consistzofan article elevating means. 55 in the fonn of a U-shaped memberstraddling. the belt '61 and adapted to be raised at predeterminedinteryals governed by the presence of a folded article within thestacking mechanism to elevate the article above the belt BI. and; moveit up? past pivotally mounted shelves wliich present a substantiallyhorizontally resting surfor the articles when in their downward-. mostposition and maintain the articles in stacked position between the siderailssoff'the supplemental frame t5 as shown in Fig. l.f--'

The U-shaped article liftingv member is mounted on the upper end of avertically extend ing rod 6 1 that is'guided in itsvertioal move;-

ment in brackets Bland 69 on the frame 3, the

thereby. Such. gear: I2 meshes with. and is adapted todrive a gear 13carried by the frame 3 and having 'a: crank arm 14 rigidly mounted on ashaft 15, the crank arm .14 being, inturn, connected with: a link I6that has its opposite end connected to the lower end of-the rod:6l by auniversal joint connectionas at "1 whereby rotation of thegear I3 willproduce reciprocation of the rod 61 and stackingmember 65 upwardly anddownwardly. r *Operation L of the :stacking device just described iscontrolledby. movement of the. folded article by the belt 6| intoregistry with the stacking apparatus 'just described. As the articlemoves into registry with the stackingap- .paratus, the forward endthereof strikes and movesv theoperating arm 1870f a switch'lfi. that isrotatably mounted invapair of brackets 86- carried by the supplementalframe 3a.; Movement of-the switchIQ by such movement of the' switchactuating arm 78, ingthisinstance con,- tra-clockwise movement, servesto complete a circuit to energize. a solenoid 8|..(see Figs. 12 and 13)whiclnwhen energized, will move an arm 82 through. a link, 83 in aclockwise directionas viewed in thesefigures. The arm 8 2;is pivoted onashaft 84 and includes a trigger; arm 85 adaptedto set orwreleasetheclutchmechanism on the shaft I8 for reciprocating the stacking.member 65. 1 1

The clutch includes .a' disk" 85- rigidly secured to the shaft I8 andhaving a plurality of rollers -86 circumferentially spaced on its one'side surface. The spur'gear I2 hereinbeforementioned is looselymountedonthe shaft I8:and has a dog 8'lpivotall-y mounted on its sidesurface as at 88 adjacent the side surfaceof the disk 85' carrying therollers 86. One end of this dog. 81 is adapted to be moved into contactwith .therQll'ers-BB- on the disk 85' by means of a spring 89 to therebyconnect the looselymounted spur gear with the rigidly mounted disk'asshown in, Fig. 13 when the solenoid 8 I.:is. energized-to holdthe:trigger arm 85 in the position shown. Reversely, when the solenoidBI is deeenergized by reason of no article striking the switch arm I8and is. in the position shown in Fig. 12, the trigger arm 85 is movedupwardlyby a'springllfl. to contact with one end of the dog Blas thespur gear l2zrotates and move the dog to a position wherein one ,endthereof will not contactlwith the rollers 86 whereby the spur gear 'I2is disconnected from driving relation with the disk '85. With themechanism in, the position shown in Fig." 12, the stacking mechanism.isin the unoperated position shown in Fig.'10.- J Referring to Fig. 15,I have shownthe circuits forthe operation of the solenoids-"43 and.8I-to control operation of the cross folding blade :32 and the stacking.member 65' respectively, wherein a line 'filel'eadsfrom L2 to onecontact of the switch 42,. a-line 93 leads from the other side ofitheswitch 42 to the solenoid-43, and a line 94 leads from the solenoid 43to LI, thus operation ofthe solenoid .8I1when the switch I9 is inoperative position. The switch mecha- 'nism's 42 and l9care preferablyof the wellknown mercurytype. Indthe operationof this'appara'tus,arr-ironed article of flat work is delivered to the tapes 4 and carriedtoward the drums or cylinders I4 and'the deflectors 23 by movement ofthe tapes, the deflectors 23 being assumed to be in the operativeposition shown in Figs. 1, 6 and 7.

.Such deflectors cause a winding of the article about the drums orcylinders and the article itself causesactuationof the cross fold blade32 by passing, out from under the operating arm 4I of the switch 42 ashereinbefore described whereupon such cross fold blade will be projectedupwardly-betweenthe free ends of the drums or cylinders 14 as shown inFigs. Band 4 to pull the article-from the drums or cylinders and feedthe center thereof into the bite of the cross folding belts 33 and 34.'in'addition to cross folding the article, to flatten the cylinder andproduce a longitudinal These cross folding belts serve,

foldedarticle; The folded article passes up- .war'dly from between thecross folding belts and wound about the drums or cylinders I4, as wouldoccur -if'the deflectors 23 were in the inoperative positionshown inFig. 8, means have been provided for maintaining the switch operatinglever 4I in a raised position similar to the position it assumes whenwork is passing thereunder with the deflectors in operative position asshown in Figs; 6 and '7.

" Referring to Figst l and 2, arms 88 and 99 having rollers I00 thereonadapted to ride on the upper side of the links3I which form a part oftheactuating mechanism for moving the deilectors 23 into andout ofoperative position relative to the drums or cylinders I4 are rigidlyfixed to shafts II and I02 that are journaled in the side'jrails of theframe 3. The arms I03 extending' outwardly from each side of the switch42' are "journaled in insulating blocks I04 of fibrous or othernon-conductive material in the free ends of the shafts IOI and I02 asshown.

In Fig. 8,- it will be noted that when the deflectors 23 are in theirinoperative position below the'belts 4, the links 3I are insubstantially a straight line between the shaft 24 and the shaft Z'LbOth links being in the same position inasmuch as they operate inunison, whereby the shafts IIl'I and I82 have been rotatedcontraclockwise which will rotate the switch member 42 to inoperativeposition and raise the switch operating arm M to such position that anarticle may passthereunder without affecting the position of the switchmember 42.

This feature of theinvention has the advantage of permitting articles tobe passed directly through"the:iapparatus without being wound about thedrums or cylinders I4 or acted upon by the cross fold'blade 32. Suchcomplete passage of the articles through the apparatus is desirable, forexample, where a piece of workis noted by the operator to beunsatisfactorily laundered, he may operate the crank 28 to move ,the.deflectors 23 to their inoperative position which, will simultaneouslyrender the. control meansfor. the operation of the cross fold bladeineffective whereby the Work may pass completely through the apparatuswithout interference.

Means have been provided into which these articles passed entirelythrough the apparatus may be delivered consisting of a receptacle formedby an apron M having one of its ends attached to a cross bar Hi6 and itsopposite end attached to a cross bar H31. A series of cords I08 (seeFig. 2) are provided as a means for conveying the articles over astationary frame brace member I89 and into the receptacle formed by theapron Hi5. It will be noted that these cords are also trained around theidler roller 6 which, of course, is rotated when the tapes 4 are movedwhich serves to move the cords I08 and thus deliver the articles fromthe tapes 4 to the container formed by the apron.

What I claim is:

1. Article folding apparatus, comprising means for winding an articleinto cylindrical shape, means for conveying an article in a flat stateto said winding means, means for cross folding the cylinder, and meanssensitive to movement of the article in a flat state for controllingoperation of said cross folding means.

2. Article folding apparatus, comprising means for winding an articleinto cylindrical shape, means for conveying an article in a flat stateto said Winding means, means for cross folding the cylinder, and meanssensitive to the trailing edge of the conveyed article for controllingoperation of said cross folding means.

3. Article folding apparatus, comprising means for winding an articleinto cylindrical shape, means for conveying an article in a flat stateto said winding means, means for cross folding the cylinder, meanssensitive to movement of the conveyed article for controlling operationof said cross folding means, and means for flattening the cross foldedcylinder.

4. Article folding apparatuacomprising means for conveying an article ina flat state, means including a plurality of rotating elements andarticle deflectors for winding the article into cylindrical shape, andmeans for removing the wound article from the winding means andproducing a cross fold therein.

5. Article folding apparatus, comprising means for conveying an articlein a flat state, means including a plurality of rotating elements andarticle deflectors for winding the article into cylindrical shape, andmeans for removing the wound article from the winding means andflattening it to produce a folded article.

6. Article folding apparatus, comprising a conveyor, oppositelydisposed, rotatable article winding means about which an article iswound into cylindrical shape, deflectors for directing an article fromsaid conveyor and about said winding means, and means for flattening thearticle cylinder.

7. Article folding apparatus, comprising a conveyor, rotatable articlewinding means about which an article is wound into cylindrical shape,deflectors consisting of a series of arms formed approximately on thearc of a circle centering at substantially the center of rotation of thearticle winding means for directing an article from said conveyor andabout said winding means, and means for flattening the article cylinder.

8. Article folding apparatus, comprising a conveyor, rotatable articlewinding means about which an article is wound into cylindrical shape,deflectors consisting of a series of arms formed approximately on thearc of a circle centering at substantially the center .of rotation ofthe article winding means and arranged to decrease in arcuate lengthfrom theends of the winding means toward the longitudinal center thereoffor directing an article from said conveyor and about said windingmeans, and means for flattening the article cylinder.

9. Article folding apparatus, conveyor, rotatable article winding meansabout which an article is wound into cylindrical shape includingoppositely disposed drums terminating on each side of the center of saidconveyor, de

flectors for directing an article from said conveyor and about saidwinding means, andfmea'ns for flattening the article cylinder.

10. Article folding apparatus, comprising a conveyor, rotatable articlewinding means about which an article is wound into cylindrical shape,deflectors for directing an article from said conveyor and about saidwinding means, means for producing a cross fold in the article cylinder,means governed by article movement for controlling operation of saidcross fold means, and means for flattening the article cylinder.

ll. Article folding apparatus, comprising a conveyor, rotatable articlewinding means about which an article is Wound into cylindrical shape,deflectors fordirecting an article from said conveyor and about saidwinding means, means for producing a cross fold in the article cylinder,means governed by the position of the trailing edge of an article forcontrolling operation of said cross fold means, and means for flatteningthe article cylinder.

12. Article folding apparatus comprising a I conveyor, rotatablearticle-winding means about which an article is wound in cylindricalshape, a deflector for directing an article from said conveyor and aboutsaid winding means, and adjusting means for moving said deflector towardand away from said article-Winding means.

13. Article folding apparatus comprising article-winding meansoppositely disposed on either side of a center line, a series ofdeflectors oooperating with said article-Winding means and havingprogressively decreasing article-engaging surfaces toward said centerline, and centrally disposed article-engaging means for moving thearticle off said article-winding means,

14. Article folding apparatus, comprising means for winding an articleinto cylindrical shape, a stacking device, and means for flattening thearticle cylinder to produce a folded article and for delivering thefolded article, said delivering means being adjustable into and out ofcooperative relation with said stacking device.

15. Article folding apparatus, comprising means for winding anarticleinto cylindrical shape, means for cross folding the cylinder, a stackingdevice, and means for flattening and delivering the cross folded articlecylinder, said delivering means being adjustable into and out ofcooperative relation with said stacking device.

FORREST J. COUCH.

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